Diabetes cases are increasing faster in Asia than in developed countries with people developing the metabolic disease at a younger age and suffering more complications, the Lancet said, citing researchers in South Korea.
“The behavioral patterns of the young in Asia have changed rapidly,” the Lancet said in a press release, citing a review published in this week’s edition. “Fast foods are readily available and lifestyles have become more sedentary due to computers, TV, academic study, poor urban planning, and cars.”
India and China have the greatest numbers of people with diabetes in the world and by 2025 they could each have 20 million affected individuals, the Lancet said.